Americorps

This AmeriCorps member will support our gardens, high tunnels, and local foods programming for the community and young people.  This person will be growing healthy, fresh food for our programs for young people.  They will also be serving directly with young people, helping them learn to grow, market, and sell healthy food.  They will help with our Grow Appalachia program, where community members learn about growing and cooking food.  Experience growing food is a plus, not a must! Passion for young people, and for growing and feeding people healthy, delicious food is required. 

High Rocks began in 1996 as a residential summer camp on a mountainside to help girls prepare for high school with a positive outlook about themselves and their abilities. Over 25 years later, we work with young people not only at summer camp, but throughout the year at our 200-acre campground in Pocahontas County, at the Hub in Lewisburg, and with partner organizations across the state. High Rocks and its partners share the aim of making communities stronger, richer, and more vibrant places to work and live for everyone. AmeriCorps members at High Rocks will recruit students and volunteers and help with our year-round educational programming for local youth. Our programming is free to students, and we accept youth from all walks of life and all the different tables in the cafeteria.

AmeriCorps members serving at the Hub Café will gain hands-on experience in barista and culinary skills while developing valuable workplace and business competencies. Through close mentorship and training in a commercial kitchen, members will help maintain consistent, high-quality service at the Hub Café, provide welcoming and professional customer service, assist with catering, and represent the Café by tabling at local farmers markets and community events.

In addition, members will support café marketing efforts by assisting with social media content and other promotional activities, as well as maintaining records and tracking evaluation data to support program learning and improvement. Members will also help coordinate the Hub’s after-school tutoring programs and workshops, support and facilitate programming such as workshops and service overnights, recruit volunteers, and contribute to the implementation of our strong, integrated programs that serve both young people and the broader community.

AmeriCorps members will provide direct service to young people in our youth entrepreneurial program who are learning to fix desktops and laptop computers and helping to resolve hardware, software, or networking problems.  Program participants also help people who are frustrated with their technology, or want to learn to use a new device, program, or digital medium, whether it's a phone, a computer, or a website they want to navigate.